Icsi

[seraphim]

I am feeling so positive,so happy,relieved actually too at the thought of going for ICSI fertility treatment.

Ive spent the last year cotending wth the stress and worry and anxiety of will it happen,why isnt it happeneing tests,stress etc of ttc again and after finding out the local health authority here do not fund couples where one pf them already has children I thought thats it...its all down to fate my hopes and dreams in the hands of fate.

Then i read up on ICSI and i have to say before finding this id wondered if i would feel happy with fertility treatment of any sort,whether i would feel it was giving up pregnancy as i knew it or if it would feel weird or unatural and i just dont feel that one bit with this.

Its lifted a huge load off my shoulders and given me a sense of hope I lost when after months and months of trying ourselves no pregnancy and the subsequant tests showing OH low sperm and poor morphology (shape) all happened.

Its a process that removes that will it wont it get to the egg penetrate the egg to allow it to fertilise by directly injecting a serm straight into the egg.

Knowing there is a whole proceedure thats there to tackle what seems to be exactly the issues we have ttc has felt tremendously liberating....it is almost like being able to claim back that sense of control from gps and "fate",and say its not up to you to dictate what our family can and will be,it can be up to us so fate can go take a running jump and stupid drs and their stupid personal opinions and the stupid local health authority all of which didnt make this ttc journey feel terrific,can all talke a running jump because we can do this and its not dependant on waiting lists on nhs or waiting for gp referals that take a lifetime or any of those other problems that are responsible for driving you crazy when all you want is to be able to DO something

It is a highly expensive proceedure and the odds lower the older you are and all of this makes things complicated,BUT the big difference here is those complications are not impossible and are not a lottery as to whether or not we can go for it.money can be saved,the proceedure itself can take up a little personal time for us both but its miniscule ,utterly miniscule should we be successfull and as its possibly the most effective method of assisted fertility,i like those odds and i like the direct method of trying to fertilise the eggs too.

still feeling just wow! at the whole possibility.

 

[LuciaLeek]

Aaw, that's great news! Glad you have something else to focus on. I'll be keen to see your progress!

 

[seraphim]

Thanks

Just found out my town is home to a fertility clinic with one of the highest success rates in the country.judging by their fees its around £5000 per go (yikes!).

If things go accoriding to plans from feb 2013 when i turn 37,id be realistically accomodating 2 rounds which is the most i could justify in one year and i couldnt continue that year in year out.hope would be that based on the assumption theres nothing else medically wrong getting in the way of being pregnant again,with a 50% success rate the clinic boasts,2 rounds makes the odds somethign that make me feel really positive and hopefull.

Takes that pressure off,you know?the monthly am i or arent i thing.

If i get pregnant befre then,then wahey lol! but i think it just gives me confidence and a sense of optimism that i had lost after ttc and not getting anywhere.

 

[JJ Mum]

Hi Seraphim - I have had a failed ivf cycle this summer (non icsi), and hope too go again soon with a frozen embie. Wow you sound so positive , I found the more I learnt about the process, the less scary it was and the more in charge I felt too. I funded myself and it is expensive, but pm me if you want to know a medical supplier that lots of ladies use to purchase drugs , as I saved £337 on the supplier the clinic stear you towards.. it does pay to shop around.. (that was actually the most scary bit for me!) silly I know.

There is a ivf/icsi thread in the infertility section, and they were more than happy for me to join even with kids, it's a good place to chat as were going through the same things, we just got a second bfp in there , one IUI and one IVF now..

 

[Kerrieanne]

Hey yes Definately shop around for the drugs, you can arrange it through asda pharmacy pretty cheap.

You sound so positive Hun, hold on to that!

When I had my icsi procedure they did Ivf at the same time. I produced 16 eggs, 8 went forward for Ivf the other 8 went forward for icsi. We had a call the following day to advise us that those in the little dish for Ivf fertilisation failed. The sperm were still swimming around everywhere but towards the eggs. I have no idea why the sperm will not fertilise my eggs?? Guess we'll never find out?
Now the icsi, out of 8 eggs 6 were successfully fertilised!! Two were excellent quality and were inceminated. One stuck and I had a beautiful daughter 9months later, my pregnancy was great too!

She's 7 months now and I still can't stop looking at her.

Thank you ICSI xx

Lots And lots of luck to you xx

 

[bidsy]

ah thats great news you feel that way. We also thought we would have to go down the icsi route as oh had a reversal vasectomy and sperm results where similar, as oh has a daughter we too would of had to pay and so decided to start saving for it and I firmly believe that because we stopped officially ttc we fell pregnant naturally. I hope this happens for you too xx

 

[BabyBrain]

If they have a 50% success rate its better than regular ttc which is 20%. If you can do it then do it. I'm sure your little bundle in waiting will cost you far far more by the time he/she hits their teenage years lol xxxxxx